Processor Capacity Services

The Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), DISA Mainframe Line of Business (HaC, J9, HC31), has a requirement for a Processor Capacity Services (PCS) Z Series Chipset Contract.

Solicitation Summary

The Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), DISA Mainframe Line of Business (HaC, J9, HC31), has a requirement for a Processor Capacity Services (PCS) Z Series Chipset Contract.

Solicitation in a Nutshell

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Details
Agency Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), DISA Mainframe Line of Business (HaC, J9, HC31)
Solicitation Number 842469957
Status Pre-RFP
Solicitation Date 12/2024 (Estimate)
Award Date 12/2025 (Estimate)
Contract Ceiling Value $250,000,000
Competition Type Undetermined
Type of Award  IDIQ – Agency Specific
Primary Requirement Information Technology
Duration 5 year(s) base plus 5 x 1 year(s) option(s)
Contract Type  Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity
No. of Expected Awards N/A
NAICS Code(s):
541519

Other Computer Related Services
Size Standard: $34.0 million annual receipts except 150 Employees for Information Technology Value Added Resellers
Place of Performance:
  • San Antonio, Texas, United States
  • Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, United States
  • Ogden, Utah, United States
  • Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Fort George G Meade, Maryland, United States
  • Columbus, Ohio, United States
Opportunity Website: https://sam.gov/opp/c5a26898e39346eaa113ede4525545d0/view

Background

N/A

Requirements

The contractor shall provide services to meet the following:

  • Processor Capacity Services (PCS) Z Series Chipset. The specific area of focus is the hardware, the Linux operating software, technical services, and operational control required to deliver to the Government the flexibility to meet the requirements of security, availability, scalability, and modernization of the processor infrastructure. The hardware/chipset required to deliver processor capability: IBM System Z (IBM z/OS, IBM z/VM, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server).
  • The service provider shall deliver a reliable, responsive, and cost-effective processor capabilities for Government-approved locations. The optimal solution should result in a dynamically scalable processor capability using an on-demand service approach that will readily adjust to changes, both increases and decreases in processor requirements, and is priced on a utility (as-used) basis for the total lifecycle of the contract. This utility concept requires that the contractor provide all assets needed for the managed service. These assets include hardware, software, software maintenance and licensing, and all associated design capabilities, logistical services, field maintenance, and systems engineering.
  • The Service provider must provide essential managed services to support the successful deployment and ongoing operation of provided solutions. These services should be focused on monitoring, incident response and software change management. Change management will typically be performed quarterly.
  • The Managed Services include, but are not limited to the following major elements:
    • Perform startup and shutdown
    • Monitoring, Incident Response and Problem Management
    • Patch/Change Management
    • Capacity Planning and Reporting
  • Managed services will adapt services and deployment as appropriate for the SIPR network.
  • The Government will maintain day-to-day operational control of the processing environment and complete oversight responsibility. This operational control includes the installation of all software updates after the initial delivery. All operating system software, and all other software required for the contractor’s solution to operate, including software maintenance and licensing shall be included under this contract. It is expected that the service provider will share operational responsibility with the Government as a capacity services provider performs in the commercial marketplace. DISA will maintain governance over the totality of the processing environment.

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